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Jennifer Rackley

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posted 03/30/2009, comments (0)

When to consider surgery for IBD

There are several medical treatments currently available for the management of IBD. Some of those treatments include the use of one or more of the following: antibiotics, anti-inflammatory agents, steroids, biologic therapies and monoclonal antibodies. When these treatments do not provide improvement or the side effects out weight the... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/03/2008, comments (0)

To "cleanse" or not to "cleanse"?

If you have ever had any sort of GI issue you have probably come across advertisements for a colon cleanse product. These products promise that with a little "cleaning" your colon will thank you. Perhaps even that it will be a cure for your GI troubles. While a colon cleanse might be a temporary fix for constipation, or... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/17/2008, comments (2)

Help! What is wrong with my mother?

It began 20 years ago. I took my mother to the ER because she had horrible abdominal pain with vomitting and diarrhea. She was diagnosed with a pancreatic infection, given antibiotics, and sent home. Twent years later and countless visits to ERs, urgent care clinics, private doctors, pharmacists, countless tests and exams, we don't... Read more Chevron

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Elizabeth Roberts

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posted 09/25/2008, comments (0)

IBD Updates

Spinach Well, my flare-up seems to have passed and I'm back to what is normal for me. I found the most interesting thing to be my ability to add baby spinach to my daily diet. I've not been able to eat anything green or leafy for about ten years without terrible, dire consequences. But, during my flare a fellow IBDer recommended spinach. He said... Read more Chevron

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Hope Trachtenberg-Fifer

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posted 08/24/2008, comments (2)

Of Well Intentioned—Yet, Skewed—Advice

One example of well intentioned--yet skewed--advice, is "the coconut macaroon prescription," for common diarrhea AND Crohn's disease, popularized in the nationally syndicated newspaper column, "The Peoples' Pharmacy." Every so often, the column mentions this alleged miracle cure. Several years ago, when my youngest son was... Read more Chevron

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